reverberate — re|ver|be|rate [rıˈvə:bəreıt US ə:r ] v [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of reverberare [i] to hit back, repel , from verberare to hit ] 1.) if a loud sound reverberates, it is heard many times as it is sent back from… … Dictionary of contemporary English